A 68-year-old woman presented to hospital after a fall. She had undergone a total thyroidectomy more than 20 years previously. Her neurologic examination was normal. Computed tomography scans of her ...

Although intracranial carotid artery calcification (ICAC) is a recognized risk factor for stroke in African Americans and Asians, a new study shows that it is also an important cause of strokes among ...

Increased Risk of Carotid Artery Wall Thickening in COPD Intracranial atherosclerosis predicts, and may significantly increase the risk of, stroke in the general white population. Daniel Bos, MD, PhD, ...

Rotterdam, the Netherlands - Arterial calcification in major vessel beds outside the brain, as shown with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is associated with vascular brain disease and may be linked ...

To report the association of severe chorioretinal dysplasia, hydranencephaly, microcephaly, and intracranial calcification in children with no evidence of intrauterine infections. A 7-week-old female ...

Arterial calcifications in different vessel beds contribute to white matter lesion volume and the presence of cerebral infarcts, according to a study. Based on the Rotterdam Study, researchers viewed ...

EBCT and fluoroscopy are the most commonly used techniques in the blood vessel investigations, while CT scans are very sensitive for the detection as well as the localization of intracranial ...

Calcium deposits can be caused by things like infection, aging, or medical treatments like surgery or cancer therapy. Calcium deposits happen when calcium builds up in soft tissues, where it isn't ...

Band-like calcification with simplified gyration and polymicrogyria (BLC-PMG) is an extremely rare autosomal recessive disorder with distinctive clinical and neuroimaging findings. To date, only 17 ...